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sedge
[ sej ]
noun
- any rushlike or grasslike plant of the sedge family, predominantly of the genus Carex, most species of which grow in wetlands.
sedge
/ sɛdʒ /
noun
- any grasslike cyperaceous plant of the genus Carex, typically growing on wet ground and having rhizomes, triangular stems, and minute flowers in spikelets
- any other plant of the family Cyperaceae
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Derived Forms
- ˈsedgy, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sedge1
Old English secg; related to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw 1
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Example Sentences
What we shall do if an Indian springs from behind the bushes, or a crocodile comes out of the sedge, I don't know.
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No Indian sprang from the bush, no crocodile came out of the sedge; and the river was crossed without one of them being drowned.
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Low down in the hollow is a marshy spot, sedge-grown, and in the sedge lie yellow leaves of willow already fallen.
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Why, that you were going to find a bar'l of rum in the Napeague sedge next light of the moon.
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Far across, with sails gleaming white against the sea of sedge, was a schooner, beating slowly up the river.
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